Troy Melton Placed on Injured List With Right Arm Fatigue

The Detroit Tigers placed pitcher Troy Melton on the 15-day injured list Monday with right arm fatigue, officially ending his season. Testing indicated Melton avoided structural damage to his pitching arm. Though arm fatigue likely contributed to an inflated 7.79 ERA over four September starts, the right-hander concludes an impressive full campaign with a 2.76 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and a 94:37 K:BB ratio over 114.1 innings across 20 starts for Detroit.